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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by jandrese on Thursday October 26, 2023 @03:44PM (#38030784)
The Republicans are willing to shut down the government over it, and set it up such that they get to have this battle over and over again just to make the point.
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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by LastTrain on Thursday October 26, 2023 @04:04PM (#38031016)
How does temporarily shutting down the government help the deficit? When they had all three branches of government they didn’t do squat about the deficit, in fact they cut taxes making it worse.
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